Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Σ	Δ pts
1	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	360	▲ +2
2	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	346	–
3	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	311	–
4	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	276	–
5	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	266	–
6	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	240	–
7	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	238	▲ +1
8	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	218	–
9	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	211	–
10	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Armand Duplantis	204	▲ +53
11	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Jan Železný	202	▲ +1
12	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Ray Ewry	192	–
13	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	Eliud Kipchoge	Javier Sotomayor	184	▲ +1
14	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	Eliud Kipchoge	Colin Jackson	Eliud Kipchoge	174	–
15	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	Colin Jackson	171	–
16	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	Roman Šebrle	169	–
17	Emil Zátopek	Eliud Kipchoge	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Robert Korzeniowski	165	–
18	Yuriy Sedykh	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	162	▲ +1
19	Eliud Kipchoge	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Emil Zátopek	Renaud Lavillenie	161	–
20	Paul Tergat	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	Emil Zátopek	160	–
21	Ashton Eaton	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	157	▲ +45
22	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Armand Duplantis	Ashton Eaton	156	▲ +1
23	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Damian Warner	Damian Warner	155	▲ +8
24	Jefferson Pérez	Jefferson Pérez	Jonathan Edwards	Justin Gatlin	Paul Tergat	153	–
25	Jonathan Edwards	Jonathan Edwards	Jefferson Pérez	Hannes Kolehmainen	Joshua Cheptegei	147	▲ +26
26	Daley Thompson	Daley Thompson	Daley Thompson	Jonathan Edwards	Justin Gatlin	147	–
27	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	Jefferson Pérez	Hannes Kolehmainen	146	–
28	Christian Taylor	Christian Taylor	Damian Warner	Daley Thompson	Jonathan Edwards	146	▲ +1
29	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	Christian Taylor	Iván Pedroso	Jefferson Pérez	143	–
30	Parry O'Brien	Parry O'Brien	Maurice Greene	Christian Taylor	Daley Thompson	140	–
31	Ezekiel Kemboi	Ezekiel Kemboi	Parry O'Brien	Maurice Greene	Mutaz Essa Barshim	140	▲ +6
32	Al Oerter	Al Oerter	Ezekiel Kemboi	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Iván Pedroso	138	–
33	Ralph Rose	Ralph Rose	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Parry O'Brien	Christian Taylor	135	–
34	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	Al Oerter	Ezekiel Kemboi	Maurice Greene	135	–
35	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Ralph Rose	Al Oerter	Parry O'Brien	133	–
36	Frankie Fredericks	Damian Warner	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	Ryan Crouser	133	▲ +33
37	Sebastian Coe	Frankie Fredericks	Wilson Kipketer	Ralph Rose	Ezekiel Kemboi	131	–
38	Ville Ritola	Sebastian Coe	Frankie Fredericks	Wilson Kipketer	David Rudisha	129	▲ +1
39	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Ville Ritola	Sebastian Coe	Frankie Fredericks	Karsten Warholm	129	▲ +21
40	Saïd Aouita	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Ville Ritola	Joshua Cheptegei	Al Oerter	128	–
41	Viktor Saneyev	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Sebastian Coe	Ralph Rose	128	–
42	Kipchoge Keino	Viktor Saneyev	Armand Duplantis	Ville Ritola	Noah Lyles	123	▲ +34
43	Damian Warner	Kipchoge Keino	Viktor Saneyev	Saïd Aouita	Wilson Kipketer	122	–
44	Lasse Virén	Lasse Virén	Kipchoge Keino	Viktor Saneyev	Frankie Fredericks	121	–
45	Jesse Owens	Jesse Owens	Lasse Virén	Kipchoge Keino	Sebastian Coe	120	–
46	Edwin Moses	Edwin Moses	Jesse Owens	Lasse Virén	Ville Ritola	120	–
47	Jürgen Schult	Jürgen Schult	Jürgen Schult	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Saïd Aouita	117	–
48	Allen Johnson	Allen Johnson	Edwin Moses	Jesse Owens	Viktor Saneyev	116	–
49	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Allen Johnson	Jürgen Schult	Kipchoge Keino	114	–
50	Liu Xiang	Liu Xiang	Noureddine Morceli	Edwin Moses	Lasse Virén	113	–

Seven meeting records set on final night of Diamond League season

WorldAthletics.org | 06.09.2026

A total of seven meeting records were set on the final night of the Wanda Diamond League season in Brussels on Saturday.

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Masai Russell breaks women's 100m hurdles world record with 12.09 at 2026 Zurich Diamond League

Olympics.com | 27.08.2026

The Olympic champion took 0.03 off Tobi Amusan's mark with no wind at all, less than 40 minutes after Alison dos Santos set a world record of his own in Zurich.

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Britain’s Amy Hunt wins record 4th gold medal at European championships. ‘Mondo’ victorious again

APnews.com | 17.08.2026

Amy Hunt won a record fourth gold medal in a single edition of the European championships when Britain clinched victory in the mixed 4x100 relay on Sunday.

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